Nannette Clapman Blintchikoff
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To purchase the Promoting Fine Art books:
& Contact Nannette C. Blinchikoff nannette@maef.org 410-484-6434 Fax: 410-484-9948 Make checks payable to: NCB Enterprises. Mail to: 8240 Streamwood Drive, Baltimore, MD 21208 Books are also available at The Baltimore Museum of Art, Borders Books (Waldorf, MD), Columbia Art Center, and Maryland Institute College of Art bookstores for $33 each.
Sculptor Nannette Clapman Blinchikoff has written two books on the policies, practices, and procedures of 446 art galleries, agencies, and organizations in Maryland, Washington, DC, and Northern VA. Both books have the same general format yet focus on different locations.
A useful networking tool for artists, art lovers, and art communities, the Promoting Fine Art books 1) provide maps for respective art centers, 2) list the art entries alphabetically as well as by county, zip code, and gallery classification, 3) assist in planning gallery excursions, and 4) help formulate fine-art marketing strategies with The Five Steps of Promotion, found in Chapter One.
Dr. Arnold L. Lehman, Director of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, states in each foreword, "...until Promoting Fine Art no comprehensive guide to this information existed in an easy to access format. In order to succeed in any economic period, artists, as ‘professionals,’ need to have the best information possible about governmental and business activities that might have career implications. To this end, Ms. Blinchikoff, writing both from personal experience and from years of information gathering in the field, has provided an important contribution to her colleagues with the publication of this guide."
The Washington Post writes, "... two comprehensive guides for artists and art lovers, ‘Promoting Fine Art: Washington DC and Northern Virginia' and ‘Promoting Fine Art: Baltimore and Maryland."
The Five Steps of Promotion, found in Chapter One, combine Ms. Blinchikoff's artistic experiences and sales background. She offers a systematic approach to publicizing the artist’s product and shows that retail-selling tactics can be applied without compromising an artist’s integrity.
Chapters Two (Art Agencies), Three (Art Organizations), and Four (Art Galleries) present each art entry in profile format and include details on location, telephone numbers, contacts, goals, criteria for selecting art, percent commission, style and media, insurance practices, portfolio needs, opening receptions, exhibition space, and stable of artists.
Historical Perspective
Ms. Blinchikoff earned her 1975 Bachelor of Science and 1984 Master of Education degrees in art education from Towson University and used her master thesis as the basis for her 1984 book Promoting Fine Art in Baltimore, an artists' guide to the policies, practices, and procedures of Baltimore's visual art community. In 1988, 1990, and 1997 she revised, computerized, updated, geographically expanded, and published Promoting Fine Art: Baltimore and Maryland. In 1998, she published Promoting Fine Art: Washington DC and Northern VA, a companion to the Maryland book.
